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LIBERAL INDEPENDENT
VOL. LVI, NO.
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 30, 1941
$1.50 PER YEAR
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Red Cross First Aid
Courses Begin Nov. 3
All Over 17 Eligible For
Training For
Defense
Standard courses 'of the Amer
ican Red Cross will be conducted
in the Agricultural building begin
ning Monday, November 3, is an
nounced by Harley Ca.be, county
Red Cross chairman. All over 17
. years of age are -uregd to attend.
The classes will be conducted
from 5 :lS p. m, to 7:15" p. m. They
will begin Monday anil end with
the Friday session. Each class will
last two hours. ,
Hanford Wilson, qualified in
structor under National Red Cross
headquarters, with four years' ex
perience, will conduct the classes
First aid in cases of accident
the. home, school or Qn the job,
also resuscitation in cases o
drowning, making of temporary
splints and bandages will be in
eluded in the instruction. Special
instruction for preparedness for na
tianal defense will be a feature of
the courses. '
EEnrollment can be made at the
Agricultural building or with Mr,
Cabe, at his office in the court
house.
Dedication
Of Oak Grove Church
Last Sunday
Two Negro Selectees
Returned For Treatment
Following. Bus Collision
Mark Manna Ray and George
Carpenter, two of the five Negro
selectees vAo left Franklin last
Monday morning for Fort Bragg,
were returned Wednesday to be
treated for injuries; received when
their bus collided with a. truck .near
, Clyde. They are in ithe Angel
clinic and will return to Fort Bragg
. when they have recovered.
Ray, whor was leader of the
group, and Carpenter received first
aid treatment at the Haywood
county hospital, and were able to
continue their journey. However,
they were returned here by the
military authorities. They were
traveling an the regular Smoky
Mountain Stages bus to Asheville
The' other .selectees, Weldon Alex
Hall, James Robert .Bryson, and
Hanes Fred Jones were uninjured.
The selectees were givegi a send-
off party at the Frazier Commun
ity house on Friday evening, Oc
tober 24, at which time they were
addressed by the Rev. A. Rufus
Morgan. '
Ex-Slave Meets Former
Mistress After 40 Years
A meeting of mistress and form
er slave, both living in Macon
county, but who had not seen each
othar for 40 years, took place last
Sunday. Two friends of both par
ties, John H. Thomas and. Alex
Moore, arranged the meeting to
celebrate the 93rd birthday of
"Uncle" Jim Deal of West's Mill.
The took the aged ex-slave for
a visit to his former mistress, Mrs.
Jape Deal Bryson, who lives at
the old Bryson home near Salem
church, by whose family he was
owned.
Mr. Thomas recounted the touch
ing occasion when Mrs. Bryson, 91
years old, and blind for four years,
recognized the voice of the faith
ful old servant who wanted to see
her before he died.
"We planned on . the way that
we would not tell Mrs. Bryson
who was with us. At. first she did
not recognize his voice, but after,
talking together for' awhile, . she
said, 'Why, it is old Jim !'" It
was a happy meeting, and a fitting
celebration of . the faithful old
Negroe's birthday.
Uncle Jim Deal is still a familiar
figure in the county. He is well
and active, is still able to work,
and comes to town occasionally.
He draws a Confederate pension
for services in the War Between
the States. He was born in Co
lumbia, S. C, coming to Macon
county with the Deal family before
the war. "
Jim Deal heard the first shot
fired at Charleston, S. C, in the
Confederate War where he served
as body guard to Capt. Huger un
til he was sold to William Deal
of this county, He receives a Con
federate pension for his services
during the war. ,
Will Webb Arrested After
Attack On Rabun Man
Will Webb, who attacked and
beat Tim Tig. age 75, at Mountain
City last Saturday night, October
25, was arrested in the Horse Cove
Section of Macon county by deputy
sheriff, John Dills. The officer re
ported that Webb had been return
ed U Rabun county where the in
cident occurred and placed in the
custody of officials there. '
Oak Grove Baptist church was
filled to overflowing last Sunday
on the occasion of the dedication
services that took place at 11 a.
m. The program lasted all day.
The dedication sermon, was preach
ed by the Rev. W. E. Conner of
Knoxville, Ten,n., and the services
were directed by the pastor, the
Rev. R. W. Williams.
A large number of former, pas
tors and members, who are now
living in other localities were pres
ent for this notable occasion.
The church, which was begun in
1935, and completed last week,
a frame: building, seating about 400
people. The completed building rep
resented the loval efforts and sac.
rifical labors and gifts of pastor
and people. Many worked with
their own hands and gave much
time to the construction of the
church which stands on a hill in
the Etna community. V
A revival meeting, in the new
church will begin Sunday, Novem
ber 9, with the Rev. W. E. Con
ner as the preacher.
Plea for Charity
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Boy Scouts
Mark Appalachian Trail;
Turkey; Doe, Snake
A work hike on the Appalachian
Trail was scheduled for last Sat
urday, October 25, The day was
perfect for a hike in the woods
and there could have been no
more perfect a section to hike
through than the portion of the
trail from Wallace Gap to Big
Spring Gap, Albert Mountain, and
Bear Pen Mountain. The party
was composed of four boy scouts,
Harold Bradley, Dick Angel, Billy
Deara, and Frank Murray, under
the leadership of thei Rev. A. Rufus
Morgan, -who is a member' of the
Appalachian Trail Conference.
After a frosty start they soon
warmed up to the trail, dt leads
through a portion of the Standing
Indian game refuge. This made the
trip all the more delightful as there
were calls of the wild turkey and
an abundance of squirrels and
grouse. As the party returned a
beautiful doe rans alongr the side
of the ridge in front of them. The
greatest excitement came when
Frank Murray discovered a rattle
snake about two miles and a half
from the beginning of the hike.
The oarty had some difficulty in
getting at him as he was under a
rock. Finally, however, tney twist
ed him out with a forked stick
and killed him. He measured four
feet..
The work for the trip was the
marking of the Appalachian Trail
in this section with paint blazes
and metal markers so that other
hiker micht follow it more easily.
Only seven and a half mile of the
trail was marked in this way on
this trip. - ...
Last Rites Held
For Mrs. Stamey
Final rites for Mrs. KozctU Ann
Stamey, ' 76, were held at the
Pleasant Hill Baptist church in
Skeenah on Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock. The Rev. Lester Sorrells
was in charge of the services. In
terment was in the church ceme
tery. . ' .
Mrs. Stamey died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Leona
Sanders on Franklin Route 2 on
Friday morning at. il o'clock, fol
lowing an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Stamey was the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Jess Sanders,
of Franklin Route 2. She was a
member of the Pleasant Hill Bap
tist church and had lived in the
South Skeenah community all her
life. .
Surviving are the husband, Rob
ert Stamey, and six children, Mrs.
Connie Cowart and Mrs. Leona
Sanders, both of Franklin Route
2, Ernest of Mecklenburg county,
Wiley and Charles of Franklin
Route 2; and Claude of Franklin;
three sisters, Mrs. Callie Ledford of
Franklin Route 2, Mrs. Eva Sand
ers of Prentiss, and Mrs. Martha
Jones of Ontario, Calif.; three
brothers, Man son Sanders of Frank
lin, Henry and J. C." Sanders of
Prentiss; 38 grandchildren, and
several great-grandchildren.
Leo H. Manley, supervisor, and
Charles L. Hayes, work projects
officer of the National Youth Ad
ministration of Area Na 9, both
from Asheville, were in Franklin
on Wednesday,
New AAA
Committees Appointed By
County Agent
The1 following AAA committees
for every township of Macon coun
ty were appointed last week by
Sam. Mendenhall, county agent:
County Committee
C. W. Henderson, chairman, Cul
lasaja; Robert Fulton, vice-chairman,
Cullasaja; John C. Ferguson,
regular member, Franklin Route 4;
B. W. Justice, first alternate mem
ber, Franklin Route 4; and W
Ledbetter, second alternate mem
ber, Franklin Route 2.
Sugar Fork, Highland, FUts
Sugarfork township, T. T. Hen
dersoa, chairman, Cullasaja; John President Roosevelt called upon
C. Dills, vice-chairman, Cullasaja ; every American citizen to contrlb-
DL M. Rowrs: regular member. ut h, locI Community Chest,
Highlands, Buck Creek route; S. "e ' hWn as he made hit plea
W Knwrrc firt .lt.r.n.at mmih ,v V"7 "KS nation,
Gneiss ; and B. C. - Dendy, second
ancrnaic iiicmucr, unciss. I wwv a gt '
Highlands township, R. J. Cobb, Wealth Or IOUntV
rliairman Micrrilanrle T 1 Kpn- i
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Keener, regular member, Highlands ; mcreasea JOy JU,UUU
R. H. Houston, first alternate mem- Through FSA
ber, Highlands; and L. .. rickie-
simer, second alternate member, Durii: the six vears of its ex
Highlands. istence ihe I-Anti W.ir;t ah.;
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N. Y. A. Training Center For
Macon County Boys Planned
Lions
Stage Hallowe'en Event
At Panorama Courts
Flats township, J. N. . Fisher, ion rf.hahii;t3t u
: c i.. . u.. 1 1 l.
vim.n.M.., u.y, . jut. ,... ., ln var ous wavs aiHcH HK fm
v.ce-cnairman, aoa.y . ivxi. er, iHeS in North Carolina and has en-
w.' '"'ft1 """". Harms. Those that have not bought
Miner, nrst alternate memuer a hnme i,lvp ,K(e ,4s:.,j
Scaly; and Albert Brown, second .nA illnprv: 'nlac (
-ncKtlc u.cii., j.,y. divers fLed farmincr c..hsistAn
c u v "otn""' . gardening, and improved conserva
Smith Bridge .township, Robert tion nrar,ir
btewart, cnairman, utto ; l. v. it farnn tt,A
Bateman, vice-chairrnan, Franklin, a total of $72,951 loaned by this
Route ,3; J. K. Brown, regular apnrv nf wVl- . Vil ,,.
cmucr,f r ,...,. wulc been repaid. These loans plus the
Vinson, first alternate member, Dil- nAunrt. j c.,:c: (crA
laro, ua nouici; ana j. j. wsy, ly FSA workers have brought an
second alternate member, Franklin increase i the average income of
Koute i. I Farm Zrr,t f,m;i;, .':''!,:.
T . , I L- T T. CI.- U. I " "
ixanianata townsnip, j. n.. omciu, trnm c,c t 47, olra
chairman, t-iatsj L.an tsateman, ....j tVl- ,,,r ,. . ..
vice-chairman, Flats; I. L. McMa- tv y. toovi
han, regular member, Nantahala; Another -service rendered by this
Valine cvaiis, iirsi aiicmoic "'tin- nv-rnnlt-i ,-,, ;a ,t, ct-K.
uer, riaw; anu wymct vc.m-h, iishment of a Farm Debt Adjust-
second alternate member, nats. m6nt u. rnmnospd ( Wal men
Burnintown township, Carl Mor- : th, .:,,. omm,:c turnu.
gan, chairman, Stiles; Ernest Hug- out the who aid families to
gins, vice-cnairman, rranxnn ivouie work Qut an adjustmet!4 of their
3;.J.-.,A. Ward; regular member, od debts whereby they can pay
r.ranKiin nouie j; c. d. dv, ru: t, m;... u.
alternate member, Stiles; and Fred no ,ega, authorityi by bringing the
Ledford, second alternate member, farmer and his creditors together
rranKlin ROUIC J, fnr 1 fr -nH1v Hicrncc nn if c nftm
Cowm, MiU Sho.1, Crtoojrechy -..-iijj. to arrane a SCaledown of
Cowee township, E. C. Rickman, c rj :,rtcf ,.
chairman, Leatherman; Miss Kath- ' ' . . . enablinfi
Bowden, regular member. creditors t0 get substantial pay-
enne
Franklin; first alternate member, . ... , . . n ntu.
Albert Raby, West's Mill; and see- .
ond alternate memoer, rioya ivoy- ing tQ 534 have been worked
er, wesis . jhui. . out for 39 fam lies in this coun-
Millshoal township, John C. rer-
gusons' chairman, rranKim .ouie f slJSfg. -m k taxes has
; w. xayior, vicc-cnir..... , ..
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rranklm Koute 1; Aianon , nt w..iii.
regular member, Franklin Route Farm Security Administration-
4; rrta rox, nrsi aucrnaic not oniy enables the farmer to
frjmklin Koute 4; ana n. u. gsiin ownership of the land, but
secona alternate memoer, rr. attempts to aid him in mak
Route 4. . I ;n0r Kpttpr use of his nroDertv.
Cartoogechaye township R. C ta. jr,,., ,, .u.
Enloe, chairman Franklin Route 1; idea Df overcoming the old estab-
J. tt. crooKsmre, vicc-c.wi.. .., ,ished Qne two crop system. As-
rranKlin rouic 1, ""' sistance and instruction in canning
regular memDer, rranKlin K.ouie 1, . th-rowina"' of 'foods for-home
Koy Soutnaras, nrsi auernaie .cm- use organization or purchasing co
ber, Prentiss Star Route; J. t. operatives which aid the farmer in
Waldroop, second alternate, Fren- acquiring livestock and much need-
tiss Star Route. ed eauinment more cheaolv and
tllijaTt rimnmui rreation of a merical care nroeram
Elliiav township, J. L. Clark, ; ,,;k ti Farm ?-
chairmam Cullasaja; Billie Higdon,
vice-chairman, cuuasaja ; uwuy j. aid its clients to secure a higher
Henry, regular memoer, cmjay , U1andard of living, thereby increas
J. Moore, Franklin ; Robert Henry, mg ,he weaIth of the commun;ty
second alternate memDer, tinjay, as wnoie
Franklin township. north, W. i-
Bennett, chairman, Franklin Route py Atfcend
3; W. L. Ramsey, vice-chairman ..;.....
Franklin Route 3; W. M. Bannard, Asheville Meeting
egular member, Franklin Route The Men-of-the-Church meeting
r A sfscr first alternate ot the Asheville rresDvterv that
member, Franklin; John B. Burle- met at the West Asheville Fresby
son second alternate member, Iterian church, on Tuesday night.
Franklin October 28, was attended by the
Franklin township, south, C. A. Rev. H. G. Wardlaw and the
Rogers, chairman, Franklin Route Messrs. iheo sner and John uui
! and Flo vd Potts, second alter- 1 gw.
mi, momhrr. Prentiss. Robert O. Lelourneau, ot loc
coa, ua., addressing the garnering
QU- r-.- rnn1 on the subject of "Laymen at Work
r..Kcn." Tl. arm
By Atlanta rolice two things I like to do. One is to
A new 1941 Plymouth owned by design machinery, turn on the pow-
Miss Alice Slagle which was stolen er and see it work; the other is
Saturday night, October 18, from to tell people about the power of
the garage at her home was found- the Gospel and see it work in
by police officials in Atlanta their lives." The meeting was
Thursday, October 23. sponsored by the committee on
Miss Slagle reported that the men's work of the presbytery,
car had not been damaged except
for the loss of the spare tire and GARDEN CLUB
the ignition switch had been brok- WITH MRS. PAGE
en. The car had been driven 700 The Garden Club will meet Mon
to 800 miles since being stolen. day, November 3, with Mrs. L. H,
Atlanta nolice found the car Page. Mrs. Zickgraf, Mrs. bam
oarked about three feet from the Rogers and Mrs. Harve Bryant
curb or k street in the heart of as assistant hostesses. Mr. Houk
tha city, will address the meeting. ,
hnday night, October 31, "the
goblins will git cha if you don't
watch out"; that is, unless you
attend the Hallowe'en carnival to'l
be given by the Franklin Lions
club at the Panorama courts. This
event promises an evening filled
with thrills and chills and the pro
ceeds from your evening's enter
tainment will be used to aid in the
promotion of the many charitable
projects which are sponsored by
the Liorts club.
There will be dancing, both
round and square, fortune tellintr.
apple bobbing, and many surprise
spook packages in the way of
amusement.
Lkn Bck Red Cross Drive
Members of the Franklin Lions
club unaminously voted to give
their support to the Red Cross
roll call which starts November 11
and each member in attendance
pledged their individual member
ship. , .
Woodworking Machinery
To Be Installed; School
Equipment Made
Many Firms Move
Into New Building Now
Nearing Completion
As the new bank buildint? nears
completion several firms are mov
ing into their new offices this
week and the next.
The Macon County Supply com
pany moved this week into its new
building. The location of the firm
is the same they occupied for 32
years prior to the burning of the
old bank building last winter. Jack
banders hopes to move .next week
to his same location before the
fire.
Jones and Jones have moved into
a suite of four offices upstairs
and Dr. J. L. West, dentist, has
set up his office in new and mod
ern surroundings in the upstairs
of the building also.
The Macan County Building and
Loan Association expects to move
into its new offices within a few
days. .
Bookmobile
Schedule For County For
Two Weeks
Plans " were tentatively agreed
upon for the construction of a
permanent vocational training cen
ter and shop in Franklin on Wed
nesday, following a conference be- .
tween Gus Leach, chairman of the
county commissioners, G. L. Houk,
superintendent of schools and Leo
H. Manley, director of the Na
tional Youth Administration. Area
No. 9. ;
The proposed building to be con
structed will be 130 x 30 feet, hous
ing several thousand dollars worth
of power machinery and hand
working tools which will be furn
ished by NY A. The building is to
be located on the Franklin school
grounds near the present site of
the bus garages.
This NYA program is designed
to train boys who are not in school
a,nd who do not have . a vocation,
with a trade. Wood working and
carpentry will' be stressed at first
and it is hoped that in the future
instruction in metal work will also
be added. This course will not con
flict with the high school vocation
al work. ,
To Make School Equipment
The shop will furnish furniture
and other equipment for public
buildings throughout the county
and it is planned that production
will be turned toward the output
of articles to be used in the school
system first.
The county will furnish the ma
terial to be used in this work and
a full time foreman-instructor will
be employed to train the boys.
The completion of these plans is
the result of co-operation between
NYA, county and school officials.
The proposed training center has
been under consideration by the
county commissioners for some
time. '
The following schedule for the
bookmobile for the next two
weeks, beginning November 3, has
been announced by Mrs. Frank I.
Murray, bookmobile librarian :
Monday, November 3 Mrs. Frank
Sellers, Mrs. Claude . Beeco store,
Watauga school, E. V. Amnions,
Holly Springs' school.
Tuesday, November 4 -1- John
Cunningham's, Jeff Enloe's,, Slagle
school, Joe Sester's, Nannie Roan's.
Wednesday, November 5 Ray
Sanders, Edd Shope's, Parrish's
store, Otto, James Norris store,
Burnett's store, Scaly.
Thursday, November 6 Mrs. T.
W. Fouts, Iotla; Mrs. Grady Du-
vall store, Burningtown; Mrs. Kate
Ray, Oak Dale ; Mrs. Jud Tallent's,
home, Olive Hill; Iotla School;
Mrs. Dutch Mason's.
Friday, November 7 Mrs. H. C.
Cabe's, Mrs. O. W. Ray's, Clark
Chapel; Mrs. Chas. Rogers's, Mrs.
Evert Hoglan s, Hickry Knoll ; Mrs.
M. B. Norton's, Teserwta.
2nd Week' Schedule
Monday, November 10 Mrs. C.
T. Bryson's stbre, Cullasaja; Mrs.
Harriet Higdon's; Higdonvilie
school.
TuesdayNovember 11 Mrs.
Lease Bryson's store, Salem; Mrs.
Howard Stewart's, Gneiss; Pine
Grove school.
Wednesday, November 12 Mrs.
I. Mann's. Mrs. Leona Duncas's,
Mrs. Nina Liner's, Prison- Camp.
Thursday. November 13 ,'; Oak
Grove school, Hall's store, Etna ;
Tom Rickman's store, Cowee; Mrs.
Weaver Gibson's, Mrs. Robert
Gibson's, Leatherman.
vt. J. D. Sutton
Take Part In Maneuvers
Private J. D. Sutton, who was
one of the first Macon boys to
volunteer last year, and who , s
Stationed at Fort Jackson, writes
that he is enjoying taking part in
the extensive war maneuvers being
carried on in South Carolina at
this time.
He wrote his mother, Mrs. W.
M. Sutton," last week that it is
just likethe real thing except the
bullets. "We captured a bunch last
night, but I've been lucky I
haven't been caputred yet", he
said.
AH Methodist Pastors
Returned To This Field
All Methodist pastors of Macon
county were returned by the West
ern North Carolina conference
which met in Winston-Salem last
week. ...
The four pastors are: Rev. J. L.
Stokes III, of the Franklin church,
Rey. Philip L. Green, of the Frank
lin circuit, Rev. J. C. Swaim of
the Macon circuit and J. S. Hig
gins of Highlands. These attended
the conference.
The Rev. W. L. Hutchins of
Waynesville, was returned as dis
trict superintendent. v
Girl Scout Leaders
At Camp Lumpkin
Miss Helen Oppenlander of New
York City, and Miss Helen M.
Gillard of Atlanta, members of the
Girl Scout national staff, will be
in Franklin on November 1 accord
ing to an announcement made this
week by Mrs.: Gordon Moore,'
chairman of the Girl Scout local
council. While here they will con
duct an all-day training class at
Camp Lumpkin on Wayah for scout
leaders from Lone Scout ' troops of
this area, comprising 22 troops in
North and South Carolina and
Georgia.
These classes seek to stress the
value of democratic training which
is vital today in the light of na
tional defense. "Scouts are trained
to work together in groups but as
individuals, not as mechanized units
such as the totalitarian govern
ments have developed with their
youth. More than half a million
Girl Scouts are learning self re
liance, cooperation and patriotism
through scouting," said Miss Op
penlander. The. new program for Girl Scouts
will prepare girls and women for
a vital part ir national defense.
Hallowe'en Carnival Of
Jr.-Hi To Be Big Event
On Saturday evening, November
i, the Junior Class of Franklin
high school will present their an
nual Hallowe'en Carnival in the
auditorium,' beginning at 7:30
o'clock.
Among the entertainments to be
given will be the spook house.
Sam Ramsey, chairman, has anr
nounced that new ideas will be
sprung.
One of the highlights will be
the cake walk. Cakes will be pre
sented to winners and there will
be plenty for all. Apple bobbing
and fortune telling will be enjoyed
and also a world cruise.
Refreshments off all kinds will
be cm sale. The climax of the Car
nival will be coronation of the
queen of Franklin high.